Refrigerator and the like



Feb. 25, 1930. H. HILLMAN REFRIGERATOR AND THE LIKE Filed seiat. 17. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l J 4/, Z a

Feb. 25, 1930. H. H. HILLMAN REFRIGERATOR AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 17, 1927 {Sheets-Sheet Patented Feb. 25, 1930 U,.NIT ED] STATES f'PAT Nr OFFI HERBERT R'HILLMAN, OE GRAND HAVEN, MIORTG N, AssIeNOR TO cHADnENGE REFRIGERATOR: COMPANY, O GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OE *MIGHIGANR REFRIGERATOR AND THE LrxE {Application filed September 17, 1927. Serial Ne. 220,228.

v The present invention relates to refrigeratorsand the like and its object is, generally to provide an improvedrefrigerator construction, and more particularly an improved me- ,tallic casing forthe wooden, frame of the refrigerator and improved means for securing such casing to' the frame.

This. andanypther and more specific-objects hereinafterv appearing are attained by,

a and the invention] .finds preferable embodiment in,'.the structureliereinafter particularly .described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings,

invvhich]; H 1' 7' Figure 1 is fa fi 'igerator;, M

Figure 2 is aninner side view of one of the T doorjclosures'i thereof; 7 jlalF i'gure ,3 is asectional viewv of said closure view' perspective of a re- I taken on either line 33 ofFigure 2;

Figure 1=is another sectional view of said ,closure taken on any line 44 of-Figure 2; ;,;Figure 5'is a top plan view of the refrigerator, the top casing member being removed;

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of said top casing member, showing its inner or under side;

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the refrigerator taken on line 77 of Figure 1; and

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view of casing members of the refrigerator taken on line 88 of Figure 1.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated by these drawings, the refrigerator has a wooden body, box or frame comprising a top 1, back 2, sides 3, bottom 4:, and front 5 provided with door openings closable by closures 6, 7, 8 hingedly mounted at 9, 10, 11 respectively and having wooden bodies or frames, as the body 12 of closure 6. These wooden bodies or frames of said box (excepting for its back and bottom) and of said closures are on their Outer surfaces overlaid and concealed, ornamented and protected by metallic sheet casing members formed and secured to said wooden bodies or frames in the following manner:

The sides 3 of the refrigerators wooden.

" box are covered or overlaid by casing memirefrigerator box has inwardly (or rearward- .ly) extending flanges, as the flange 20 in F ig- .ofi'set upper edge portion 22 as ,seen in Figportions 18 all-as seen inFig'uresB and 5.

The frontjca sing member i19 enclosing the front 5of-the wooden body or frame of the p ure '7, engaging in the rabbets, asthe rabbet 21 seen in said view,, of,the door Openin s. sald casing member -19 has also an inwarfly, ures 5 and7, and rearwardly extending vertical flanges 23 engaging the inwardly offset vertical front edge portions 18 of the side casing members 13. v

The top casing member 24 covering the top I 1 of the refrigerator wooden box or frame 'has a downwardly extending peripheral flange 25 and is provided adjacent its forward edge with inwardly or rearwardly extending lugs or catches 26 engaging beneath a forwardly extending ledge or keeper 27 secured as by screws to the upper surface of the wooden top 1, as seen in Figure 7. This peripheral flange 25 engages the inwardly offset upper edge portions 22of the front casing member 19 and 17 of the casing members 13, and. also the rear e'dgeof the wooden top 1 to which it is secured as by screws 28 passing through holes 29 in the flange 25.

The wooden bodies or frames of the door closures 6, 7, 8 are covered and concealed by closure casing members 30, 31, 32 respectively. These casing members, as for example the casing'member 30 for closure 6, are each provided withan inwardly extendin peripheral flange 33 surrounding the Wooden body of the closure, such flange having at the free or outward'corners of the closure an overhanging portion 34: underneath which said corners are received as particularly well seen sides O t-front of the refrigerator.

members and being threaded in the wooden closure frames.

The side casing members 13 are first secured to the wooden box or frame of the refrigerator by inserting and screwing down the screws 1 5 llhefront.Closure member-19 1s thenjappliedflto the wooden frame,- ts flanges 23 covering the inwardly offset side edge portions 18 of the side caslng members 17', anemia frontmember 19 is seeu'red in place' by screws 39 passing throughh'oles' in the hinges 36, 37, 38 to mount the same and through holes in the front member 19 and threaded into the wooden box or frameof the refrigerator. The top casing member 24: is'

then applied, its catch 26 engaging under the ledge or keeper27 and its flange "25 covering the inwardly offsettop edge portions 17 of the side casing members "13 'and 22 of '.the 'front casing member 19, and the screws 28 Lane insertedto securesaidflange25 at the rear of the refrigerator.

It will thusbe seen that all theljc asing members are readily applied to the wooden bodies or fram Qfth r f g and its c' e i es,

are seclu'red in place merelyby the screws fwh'icjh servetoj'mount the closures :hinges and by screws'whieh are not visible at the top,

" Theinvejntion beinginten'ded to be pointed out intheclaimsis not to be limited to orby details ofconstruction of theipartienlarfemor hereinb efore described;

Iclaim;

1.. In a structure of the character debodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings scribed :abody having a front, a back, opposite sides and a top provided with a keeper;

side casing members havingainwardly' offset top edge and front edge portions and rear flanges secured to said back; a front casing member havingan inwardly offset top edge portion, and lateral rearwardly extending flanges engaging the inwardly ofiset front edge portions of the side casing members; .a top casing member having, on its under side and withinits hereinafter-mentioned flange, I a catch engaging the keeper and a downwardly extending flange engaging the inwardly voffset :top edge portions of the [side casing vtopiedge portion and lateralrearwardly extending flanges engaging theinwardly ofi'set ea edger n qns f he ide cas ng embelts; en e ael a be h rin 1 nsanes secured 1 1,748,570 it? p der side and within its hereinafter-mentioned flange, a catch engaging the keeper and a downwardly extending flange engaging the inwardly offset top edge portions of the side casing members and of the front casing member,an d secured to said back,

f 31-.In gamma-630i the character described: a body having a front, a back, opposite sides and a top provided with a keeper; side casing members having inwardly: o'lfset top edge and front edge portions and rear flanges secured to said back a-front casing menihenhaving an inwardly oflset top edge portion and lateral rearwardly extending flanges engaging" theinwardly offset front edge portions of the side easing members;

a topcasing member having,on it's nn'der side nd W1t li 1t$ em men l flan a catch engaging the keepler and I a downar l extend n fla .ee s h i wardly'foifset top edge portionsof the side casing membersand of the front casing'membe m. Q

4:, In a' structure of' the c haracter desi flb da bg yh v n beekv P P0- sitesid 's. ans 'iap Pr v ded. we k ep side casing members. having lrearlflan ges seredft aid ba k; a on cae' imm er having lateral rearwardly extending flanges engag ng the front edge portions of the. side casing members; a top casing member h aving, on its under side and withinits hereinafter-inentioned flange, 'af eac engaging the keeper and a downwardly extending flange engaging the top edge portions side casing, members and of the front casing member, andsecured to said back. p

In testimon whereof I have *herennto} set my hand at rand Rapids, Michigamjthis 14th dayofSeptember;1927.

HER ERTH-H LLM N- 

